Applications will be accepted until March 12 [FRIDAY] for faculty members to teach at the Oklahoma Victim Assistance Academy that will be held June 6-11 at East Central University in Ada.

The OVAA is a 40-hour, academic-based, foundation-level course of instruction in victim service issues designed for victim service providers, advocates, law enforcement, allied professionals and others who work with crime victims.

Barbara Tiry of Skiatook, a freshman majoring in speech education at East Central University, outshone all other Oklahoma Poetry Interpreters at the recent Kansas Wesleyan University Border Wars speech and debate tournament. Her poetry presented a humorous look at love.

The University Center, the building completed in January 1997 to be the hub of the East Central University campus, was renamed the Bill S. Cole University Center on Friday [FEB. 26] by the Board of Regents of the Regional University System of Oklahoma.

Several openings remain for a medical billing and coding certification program that will begin March 22 through East Central University's Continuing Professional Education Program.

The instructor-led course will be taught on the campus for a total of 10 weeks. For more information on class times, dates, or to enroll, call Jannason Long at 580-559-5859 or Cassie Holloway at 580-559-5632.

East Central University's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students, faculty, staff, and community
interact to educate students for life in a rapidly changing and culturally diverse society. Within its service area,
East Central University provides leadership for economic development and cultural enhancement.